All Features articles – Page 37
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Raising the bar on data privacy
Technology is central to how we live our everyday lives in the world today – it has enabled us to be more connected, more productive and more informed than ever before
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FeaturesTen years ago
Equity markets reached rock bottom in early March 2009, with the S&P 500 falling under 700 before embarking on a steep bull run that only really lost momentum last October
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FeaturesBriefing: Looking to active managers
Active management versus passive index tracking remains one of the most hotly contested questions in the world of investment management.
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FeaturesAccounting matters: Limiting the scope
The IASB is looking at IAS 19. Will the project run into the sand?
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FeaturesShunning the UK is a mistake
Continental investors hold nuanced views on Brexit. It is fair to say, however, that they generally see its impact as a negative factor for the UK economy, at least in the short term.
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FeaturesNordic focus: A northern pensions hub
Innovation showcase: three Danish pension tech case studies
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FeaturesLessons from Down Under
As Australia is one of the world’s largest DC markets, the recent government-backed inquiry into financial services deserves a closer look
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Global economic discomfort
Fed’s wait-and-see approach to monetary policy adds to contradictary signals
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FeaturesThe euro crisis is not over
The euro’s existential crisis subsided several years ago but it would be wrong to assume it has disappeared. The forces that could undermine its integrity have not vanished.
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Buyouts: Philip Green’s M&S venture
Philip Green, a British retail billionaire, is perhaps best-known for the controversy surrounding the pensions deficit of his defunct BHS high street chain
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FeaturesESG: Bridging the impact data gap
A new framework aims to allow asset managers to quantify investment impacts
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FeaturesMacro matters: Brexit’s challenge for Europe
It is human nature to reduce the complexity of reality to simple rules, simple foci and simple decision points. In this, Brexit is no different
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FeaturesChina tech: Playing BATs versus FAANGs
Chinese tech firms offer exposure to rapidly expanding domestic markets
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FeaturesBeyond the annuity waiting room
Fintech is hard to escape in daily life – whether personal finance apps, crowdfunding investments or robo-advisers.
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Annuity innovation: A new decumulation solution
With the decline of DB pension funds, individuals are seeking alternatives for longevity protection
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Time to tap multi-asset strategies
Volatility has returned to US equity markets, unnerving European institutional investors with significant exposure to American assets in their portfolios